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the machinumber one issuing fac them all is the fiscal cliff, now just 31 days away. athena jones is live in washington this morning. we saw the president get involved before the holiday break. what is the plan in terms of meeting again with congressional leaders? >> reporter: good morning, randi. you are probably sick of hearing about the fiscal cliff bushgt this is the most important thing facing them heading into next year. we know the president is going to be meeting with members of congress again, the congressional leadership of both sides and both chambers just as did he the friday before thanksgiving. eventually. the keyword there is eventually. there's not yet a meeting on his public schedule, but we know that after that meeting, that friday before thanksgiving, leaders of congress on both sides came out and talked in positive terms about the idea that they -- this was a constructive meeting that, they knew where they stood, they knew what they had to do, they knew what their responsibilities were. there were cornerstones of being able to work out a deal. we a
the machinumber one issuing fac them all is the fiscal cliff, now just 31 days away. athena jones is live in washington this morning. we saw the president get involved before the holiday break. what is the plan in terms of meeting again with congressional leaders? >> reporter: good morning, randi. you are probably sick of hearing about the fiscal cliff bushgt this is the most important thing facing them heading into next year. we know the president is going to be meeting with members of...
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wall street got a boost from the fiscal cliff talks. dow added 106 points after being down triple digits earlier in the day. nasdaq gained 23 points. the u.s. economy is growing at a steady pace according to the latest report from the federal reserve. the so-called beige book survey shows a pickup in consumer spending and home sales in october and early november. economic growth improved in nine of the 12 federal reserve districts but superstorm sandy hampered growth in the northeast. could the dollar bill be going the way of the doo-doo. a congressional panel is once again calling for the u.s. to stop printing singles and switch entirely to dollar coins. the nonpartisan panel believes it could save taxpayers money. it's more expensive to produce coins but they last about six times longer than paper bills. and you'll need some extra coins to buy starbucks latest. the coffee king is selling a new brew that will set you back $7 for a grande cup. it's made from a rare been grown in costa rica. if you want to brew a cup at home, a bag of th
wall street got a boost from the fiscal cliff talks. dow added 106 points after being down triple digits earlier in the day. nasdaq gained 23 points. the u.s. economy is growing at a steady pace according to the latest report from the federal reserve. the so-called beige book survey shows a pickup in consumer spending and home sales in october and early november. economic growth improved in nine of the 12 federal reserve districts but superstorm sandy hampered growth in the northeast. could the...
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washington running out of time to avert the fiscal cliff and after plan b, well, that got nowhere, the house g.o.p. insists it's the senate's turn to suggest a plan, but the senate, well, yet to make a move. peter barnes joining us from dc with the littest on, what, doesn't seem to be going anywhere? we have the speaker, peter, stuck in a blizzard in ohio. >> yeah, that's right, ash, and we've got the senate coming back in tomorrow, and the president coming back into tossen so everybody -- into town so everybody is looking to harry reid, the senate democratic leader and the president to make a move here in the standoff, white house and senate democratic staff were discussing steps to avert the cliff monday. we didn't get an update on the status of the conversations from the white house today. a spokesperson for senator reid saying, quote, nothing to report, no conversations with republicans yet. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell who can filibuster anything reid proposes, a spokesperson saying, quote, no outream from dems. we are waiting on senate democrats. if nothing's done, ja
washington running out of time to avert the fiscal cliff and after plan b, well, that got nowhere, the house g.o.p. insists it's the senate's turn to suggest a plan, but the senate, well, yet to make a move. peter barnes joining us from dc with the littest on, what, doesn't seem to be going anywhere? we have the speaker, peter, stuck in a blizzard in ohio. >> yeah, that's right, ash, and we've got the senate coming back in tomorrow, and the president coming back into tossen so everybody...
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to avoid the fiscal cliff. stocks rising, well, modestly is a big, strong word for what happened. technology stocks helping the dow up 15 points. the s&p up a fraction, the nasdaq rose nine. trading light. technology stocks strong in the market, and i'm speaking, obviously, comparatively. hewlett-packard setting the tone, leading the sector, not commenting on speculation that carl icahn has been amazing a position in the stock -- amassing a position in the stock. cisco systems -- mcdonald's, also a dow stock rising on news that sales rose 2.5% last month. that stock up just about 1% today. piper jaffray calling apple a $900 stock based on fundamentals. it may be, but it's got a ways to go after today, apple losing $3.43 on the day, $8 above its low of the session and trading slightly higher in after hours. crude oil prices down on the day for a fifth straight session closing at 85.56, the decline in crude also showing up at the pump. the average price of a gallon of gasoline dropping 11 cents, and we're looking
to avoid the fiscal cliff. stocks rising, well, modestly is a big, strong word for what happened. technology stocks helping the dow up 15 points. the s&p up a fraction, the nasdaq rose nine. trading light. technology stocks strong in the market, and i'm speaking, obviously, comparatively. hewlett-packard setting the tone, leading the sector, not commenting on speculation that carl icahn has been amazing a position in the stock -- amassing a position in the stock. cisco systems --...
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these are your headlines for friday nov thirtieth two thousand and twelve the fiscal cliff continues to drive the news cycle and washington politics meanwhile the wall street journal reports it's pushing us i.p.o.'s stock sales and mergers as sellers feared taxes on investment gains could go up next year now despite news like this and even if by efforts to promote i.p.o. bubbles the number of companies going public continues to be down significantly from highs in the one nine hundred ninety s. to why would we want this. why would we ever want to bubble party private equity advisor william janeway is here to explain why bubbles are sometimes good plus u.s. corporate profits hit a record high in the third quarter according to the bureau of economic analysis with these profits why are we seeing more business investment to fuel innovation will discuss and we hear about sovereign credit downgrade and warnings of those downgrades all the time in the wake of the debt crisis and austerity in europe but now extravagance and luxury are on the line the ratings agency moody's has reportedly put
these are your headlines for friday nov thirtieth two thousand and twelve the fiscal cliff continues to drive the news cycle and washington politics meanwhile the wall street journal reports it's pushing us i.p.o.'s stock sales and mergers as sellers feared taxes on investment gains could go up next year now despite news like this and even if by efforts to promote i.p.o. bubbles the number of companies going public continues to be down significantly from highs in the one nine hundred ninety s....
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and the debt situation and the lack of movement we have seen on fiscal cliff negotiations and washington. all of the highs, certainly. dagen: from stocks to housing right here at home. gaining 3% year over year in the month of september they came in a little bit above expectations. six straight months of good news on that index. bob shiller is here. can this continue in a straight line? >> a straight line, up at 3% a year. that is pretty good, reasonable forecast. it sounds like a reasonable @orecast. that is not much above inflation, but it is an increase dagen: have people's expectations of home prices and improved? heavy seemed evidence of that? >> we do a question of surveys and homebuyers. our last survey it was in june. we did see a whole lot of improvement in expectations. i am a little puzzled. part of what is happening is foreclosures are falling behind us. the index looks better because there are not as many foreclosures. dagen: is so much of it related to interest rates, bob? >> interest rates are at historic lows. that certainly is a factor. i think people have gotten kind of
and the debt situation and the lack of movement we have seen on fiscal cliff negotiations and washington. all of the highs, certainly. dagen: from stocks to housing right here at home. gaining 3% year over year in the month of september they came in a little bit above expectations. six straight months of good news on that index. bob shiller is here. can this continue in a straight line? >> a straight line, up at 3% a year. that is pretty good, reasonable forecast. it sounds like a...
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as the fiscal cliff looms overall in washington, what happened to the immigration debate we all expected after election day? and leading into this holiday weekend, thousands of flights being delayed, look at the list here as a winter storm hits the midwest, we will tell you what is ahead for the travel plans. we begin with the stalled fiscal cliff debate. president obama and his family are vacationing in hawaii and congress is on holiday recess. both sides are holding out hope that they will be able to reach a deal. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. it does not take this much work. we just have to do the right thing. >> of course, hope springs eternal and i know we have it in us to come together and do the right thing. >> listen to that, and it seems like they are both positive and feel something can get done. while both sides are away, the away and president in hawaii, can they get something done? >> reporter: well, look, richard, this will be a working vacation for president obama and i can also tell you that staffers on both sides of pennsylvania avenue will be in tal
as the fiscal cliff looms overall in washington, what happened to the immigration debate we all expected after election day? and leading into this holiday weekend, thousands of flights being delayed, look at the list here as a winter storm hits the midwest, we will tell you what is ahead for the travel plans. we begin with the stalled fiscal cliff debate. president obama and his family are vacationing in hawaii and congress is on holiday recess. both sides are holding out hope that they will be...
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. >> even as the fiscal cliff negotiations drag on in washington, wall street seems to be basically unphased. the dow jones has slipped only about 200 points since the election. why isn't wall street more on edge itself? william cohen is the author of "money and power, hold goldman sachs came to rule the world." the labor department came out with the applications for unemployment aid saying it fell sharply for the last week and stocks basically opened flat this morning as we've seen. some of that has to do more with europe than it does with washington. but what is your reasoning for why wall street hasn't displayed more of an impact from this fiscal cliff nonsense? >> thomas, what wall street hates most of all is uncertainty and it's counterintuitive, there's actually plenty of certainty now. what's going to be certain is taxes are going up. either we go off the cliff or the curb and then taxes rise for everybody and then maybe they get repealed for the middle class and others or we reach a deal and taxes go up for the wealthiest 2% and everybody else breathes a sigh of relief. there's some
. >> even as the fiscal cliff negotiations drag on in washington, wall street seems to be basically unphased. the dow jones has slipped only about 200 points since the election. why isn't wall street more on edge itself? william cohen is the author of "money and power, hold goldman sachs came to rule the world." the labor department came out with the applications for unemployment aid saying it fell sharply for the last week and stocks basically opened flat this morning as we've...
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with only five days left before the fiscal cliff washington is preparing for another round of wheeling and dealing tomorrow. at the closing bell the dow finished 24 points lower to 13,114. >>> treasury secretary tim geithner warning we will reach the debt ceiling by december 31st but geithner did say $200 billion worth of kind of wiggle room could be found, quote from extraordinary measures that would normally buy them two extra months. >>> toyota agreed to pay a billion doll to settle a class-action lawsuit stechling from 2009 and 2010 recalls recommended to unintended acceleration in its vehicles. they will reinstall new safety equipment and reimburse owners as part of the settlement. that's very latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper every school day. that's a line of desks more than 4 miles long. keep students in school. visit boostup.org and take the first step. shibani: oil prices rallying today, jumping nearly 3% to settle just shy of $91 a barrel. today we got an analyst who says prices may be heading even higher. joining us now is tom kloza, chie
with only five days left before the fiscal cliff washington is preparing for another round of wheeling and dealing tomorrow. at the closing bell the dow finished 24 points lower to 13,114. >>> treasury secretary tim geithner warning we will reach the debt ceiling by december 31st but geithner did say $200 billion worth of kind of wiggle room could be found, quote from extraordinary measures that would normally buy them two extra months. >>> toyota agreed to pay a billion doll...
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. >>> i'm bret baier in washington. the countdown to fiscal cliff is 36 days away. they limit the tax deductions and loopholes instead of the tax rate increases on high earners. the spokesman said it's not realistic and repeated a veto threat. there is a g.o.p. movement to vote against any tax increas increases. the president press secretary counters the administration remains hopeful and optimistic a deal can be reached. this is cyber monday. experts predict americans will spend $1.5 billion in online shopping. fox news told iran exploited media attention on the israeli-palestinian conflict to expand the arms delivery to syria. special from washington starts at 6:00 eastern now. back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ >> brian: is that from the movie or johnny cash? do we know? >> dana: don't know. >> brian: we remember casey anthony is a free woman after being acquited of murdering her daughter in 2011. >> did the jury find the defendant not guilty? so say we all. orlando, orange county, florida, 5th day of july, 2011. >> brian: investigators i
. >>> i'm bret baier in washington. the countdown to fiscal cliff is 36 days away. they limit the tax deductions and loopholes instead of the tax rate increases on high earners. the spokesman said it's not realistic and repeated a veto threat. there is a g.o.p. movement to vote against any tax increas increases. the president press secretary counters the administration remains hopeful and optimistic a deal can be reached. this is cyber monday. experts predict americans will spend $1.5...
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of course, everyone waiting on the fiscal cliff here in washington. have yourself a very merry christmas. they did a great job. tracy: we have to get that on air. ashley: great voice, also. thank you. see you in 15 minutes. tracy: president obama focusing on keeping the entire country from going over the fiscal cliff. one person directly asking the president for a bailout. gerri willis has the latest. gerri: she says they are owed. wayne county voted 75% for the president. listen to this. >> our people, overwhelmingly, supported the president. there ought to be a pro- flow. you exercise leadership on that. gerri: she went on to say that you go to washington and come back with the bacon. that is what you do, she says. [talking over each other] gerri: people have to watch this clip. tracy: it dumbfounded me that people in america think this way. ashley: she is basically saying they'll out the city. gerri: the city is in desperate financial trouble. worried they cannot make payroll this month. we will have the city council on the show tonight. in the bac
of course, everyone waiting on the fiscal cliff here in washington. have yourself a very merry christmas. they did a great job. tracy: we have to get that on air. ashley: great voice, also. thank you. see you in 15 minutes. tracy: president obama focusing on keeping the entire country from going over the fiscal cliff. one person directly asking the president for a bailout. gerri willis has the latest. gerri: she says they are owed. wayne county voted 75% for the president. listen to this....
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what is this fiscal cliff anyway? christine romans has been looking into it and is breaking it down for us. christine. >> it's bad. i'll see your storm and raise you a cliff, ali. two big forces are at play -- massive tack hikes, massive spending cuts. on january 1st the bush tax cuts, alternative minimum tax cuts expire. that means if nothing changes, your taxes will go up. at the same time medicare doctor pay will also go down. federal spending will be cut $1 trillion over the next nine years. half from defense and half from non-defense spending. the bipartisan policy center says that those cuts mean a loss of about 1 million jobs over two years. a million jobs over two years. not just government jobs, ali -- but jobs in the private sector as well. many from contractors working with the government. it will almost certainly cause a recession. the cbo says if congress drives us off that fiscal cliff, gdp will shrink at 1.9%. the economy is growing now. they're talking about early next year, seeing the economy shrink a
what is this fiscal cliff anyway? christine romans has been looking into it and is breaking it down for us. christine. >> it's bad. i'll see your storm and raise you a cliff, ali. two big forces are at play -- massive tack hikes, massive spending cuts. on january 1st the bush tax cuts, alternative minimum tax cuts expire. that means if nothing changes, your taxes will go up. at the same time medicare doctor pay will also go down. federal spending will be cut $1 trillion over the next nine...
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lawmakers left washington for the holiday and markets rallied on hopes for compromise and fiscal cliff negotiations. the dow and the s&p had their best days in two months, while the nasdaq saw its biggest gain since late july. >>> apple led the run-up adding a whopping 7%. google was a close number two climbing nearly 6%. traders even shrugged off news that moody's stripped france of its aaa credit rating. >>> elsewhere, hostess and second largest union have agreed to try to resolve their differences in mediation. >>> federal labor officials say they'll decide quickly whether to support walmart's request to support a union-backed group. >>> teens shopping at mall of america will need to be accompanied by adult on thanksgiving night, black friday, and that week between christmas and new years all because a melee last year led to numerous arrests. >>> a new online survey finds nearly one in five will celebrate thanksgiving with fellow employees in or out of the workplace. according to new economic data, harlingen, texas, is the most affordable set. norman and ardmore, oklahoma came in th
lawmakers left washington for the holiday and markets rallied on hopes for compromise and fiscal cliff negotiations. the dow and the s&p had their best days in two months, while the nasdaq saw its biggest gain since late july. >>> apple led the run-up adding a whopping 7%. google was a close number two climbing nearly 6%. traders even shrugged off news that moody's stripped france of its aaa credit rating. >>> elsewhere, hostess and second largest union have agreed to try...
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we begin this morning with the so-called fiscal cliff one from today unless washington gets its act together 90% of americans will see their taxes rise as a series of tax increase and spending cuts take effect. yet negotiations between the white house and congressional republicans are at a standstill. anna werner is in our washington bureau. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. unless congress comes to an agreement on the fiscal cliff it would mean a tax hike plus some $65 billion would be cut from the pentagon and other government agencies. both sides are hoping for a compromise. but so far all there's been is debate. >> i've been keeping my own naughty and nice list for washington. >> reporter: president obama took his fight to the public while visiting a toy company in pennsylvania where he warned republicans not to play scrooge. >> it's not acceptable to me and i don't think it's acceptable for you for a handful of republicans to hold middle class tax cuts held hostage. >> reporter: the white house proposal includes $4 trillion in deficit reduction, $400 billion in cuts to entitlemen
we begin this morning with the so-called fiscal cliff one from today unless washington gets its act together 90% of americans will see their taxes rise as a series of tax increase and spending cuts take effect. yet negotiations between the white house and congressional republicans are at a standstill. anna werner is in our washington bureau. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. unless congress comes to an agreement on the fiscal cliff it would mean a tax hike plus some $65 billion...
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martha: washington is preoccupied with the so-called fiscal cliff. are you getting tired of hearing that phrase yet? you'll hear it a lot moreover the next six weeks. one republican says little attention is given to the fiscal avalanche, what's he talking about? we'll tell you. $500million up for grabs in the big powerball jock pot. frenzy around the count free. bill: would winning tonight's lottery bring you happiness? martha: no, no, no, not necessarily. bill: go to foxnews.com and take a survey. back in a moment. ♪ (announcer) when subaru owners look in the mirror, they see more than themselves. so we celebrate our year-end with the "share the love" event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. by the end of th, our fifth year, our total can reach almost 25 million dollars. it's a nice reflection on us all. now through january 2nd. >> announcer: 'tis the season of more-- more shopping, more dining out... and along with it, more identity theft. by the time this holiday season is over, an estimated
martha: washington is preoccupied with the so-called fiscal cliff. are you getting tired of hearing that phrase yet? you'll hear it a lot moreover the next six weeks. one republican says little attention is given to the fiscal avalanche, what's he talking about? we'll tell you. $500million up for grabs in the big powerball jock pot. frenzy around the count free. bill: would winning tonight's lottery bring you happiness? martha: no, no, no, not necessarily. bill: go to foxnews.com and take a...
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economy ndntinued to add jobs in november, despite worries about a looming fiscal cliff in washington and the effects of a k perstorm in the northeast. >> thank you very much. or reporter: at chobani, the greek yogurt maker based in new york, c.e.o. hamdi ulukaya has been hiring. how many employees do you have? >> close to 2,000. >> reporter: the turkish-born ulukaya started chobani just four years ago. since then, greek yogurt sales re g exploded. chobani is now nearly a billion- dollar business. >> think we're going to be over 5,000 to 6,000 people by five years. >> reporter: so another 3,000 or ll000. th yeah. >> reporter: nationally job f owth has been steady but slow. so far in 2012 the economy has added an average of 151,000 jobs a month. >> we are creating more jobs but the pace of that hasn't really thanged much in the last two years. >> reporter: this chief investment strategist with the the blackrock says the economy is caught in a circle. >> one reason the job market isn't better is consumers aren't spending and the reason consumers aren't spending is etcause the job market
economy ndntinued to add jobs in november, despite worries about a looming fiscal cliff in washington and the effects of a k perstorm in the northeast. >> thank you very much. or reporter: at chobani, the greek yogurt maker based in new york, c.e.o. hamdi ulukaya has been hiring. how many employees do you have? >> close to 2,000. >> reporter: the turkish-born ulukaya started chobani just four years ago. since then, greek yogurt sales re g exploded. chobani is now nearly a...
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. >>> washington has gone silent over the fiscal cliff. most of our lawmakers have headed home. the left and the right aren't speaking to each other. of course, even though they're not talking to each other, that doesn't mean they're not talking about each other. here's what harry reid had to say about republicans today. >> it's not one of my favorite teams but it's really, really fun to watch and that's the new york jets. coach ryan. he's got a problem. he has three quarterbacks. sanchez, he's got tim tebow. he's a guy named mcelroy. he can't decide who their quarterback is going to be. that's the same problem of the republicans. >> wow. if you don't live in new york or follow football, the new york jets are a nfl team that is currently plagued by horrible things. embarrassing losses, infights and culminated the butt fumble on thanksgiving of sanchez. it -- yeah. it shows how grim it is for the new york jets since it's synonymous with infighting. the hometown paper slammed them. that was when they won. but this also shows how far the gop has fallen. since mitt romney's big loss
. >>> washington has gone silent over the fiscal cliff. most of our lawmakers have headed home. the left and the right aren't speaking to each other. of course, even though they're not talking to each other, that doesn't mean they're not talking about each other. here's what harry reid had to say about republicans today. >> it's not one of my favorite teams but it's really, really fun to watch and that's the new york jets. coach ryan. he's got a problem. he has three...
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well, forget the fiscal cliff. washington might be sending cows off a cliff. want to know what i did in the last five hours? i played a round of golf. then i read a book while teaching myself how to play guitar; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how u ask? with 5-hour energy. i get hours of energy now -- no crash later. wait to see the next five hours. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pk castle thing. and you realldon't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it findone, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all youeed is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. ♪ tom: washington still fighting over the debt deal. farmers are worried about dairy deal. the farm bill is set to expire at the end of the year along wit
well, forget the fiscal cliff. washington might be sending cows off a cliff. want to know what i did in the last five hours? i played a round of golf. then i read a book while teaching myself how to play guitar; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how u ask? with 5-hour energy. i get hours of energy now -- no crash later. wait to see the next five hours. time for citi price rewind. because...
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leaders over the fiscal cliff. lawmakers are running out of time to strewniike a deal to av across the board spending cuts and major tax hikes. what will it take for both sides to reach a compromise. here is washington times columnist. >> let's start here. yesterday was small business saturday. should we fall off this fiscal cliff how would it effect the small businesses in this country? >> well, i think right now, ar they will. that's t -- arthel that's the big question. most have no idea what they are facing. if all of the bush tax cuts do expire as they are slated to do then small business owners would be looking at massive tax hikes across the boards. right now they are filling out their budgets for the following year doing something congress has not been able to do in years. but they are filling out their budget. if they think they are facing a huge tax hike, what they are going to do is they are not going to hire people. they are going to lay people off. we have this other new aspect to all of it which is the
leaders over the fiscal cliff. lawmakers are running out of time to strewniike a deal to av across the board spending cuts and major tax hikes. what will it take for both sides to reach a compromise. here is washington times columnist. >> let's start here. yesterday was small business saturday. should we fall off this fiscal cliff how would it effect the small businesses in this country? >> well, i think right now, ar they will. that's t -- arthel that's the big question. most have...
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paul steinhauser live in washington, thank you. >>> let's talk more about the fiscal cliff. we have the washington correspondent for the new yorker and cnn contributor ryan lizza with us. john boehner and the president in a room, just the two of them. good idea? >> i think it is a good idea. >> if you look at the accounts of the negotiations of 2011 when you had boehner, mcconnell, nancy pelosi all in one ba bainer and the president who were on the phone meeting privately. they could go fwook their constituents and boehner could go to eric cantor and see what kind of deal they could get. but that was the dynamic that came the closest. >> they didn't have control of their parties basically right? does john boehner have more control? >> they think obama can get anything through the house of representatives. but everything that has happened since the election all of the moves in the republican caucus have been about boehner consolidating control over that tea party caucus that didn't allow boehner to get a deal in 2011. >> there will be some criticism about it being two people
paul steinhauser live in washington, thank you. >>> let's talk more about the fiscal cliff. we have the washington correspondent for the new yorker and cnn contributor ryan lizza with us. john boehner and the president in a room, just the two of them. good idea? >> i think it is a good idea. >> if you look at the accounts of the negotiations of 2011 when you had boehner, mcconnell, nancy pelosi all in one ba bainer and the president who were on the phone meeting privately....
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the foj kus is on washington as fiscal cliff negotiations continue. we will also get an update on the health of the labor market when the weekly jobless claims report comes out later this month. >>> by now you all know the siren logo. >> many of you will grab a cup of coffee this morning. starbucks ceo has sobering advice to offer on the looming fiscal cliff, that the consequences will be far worse than last year's debt ceiling fight when the u.s. credit rating was downgraded for the first time ever. his message to lawmakers, now is not the time to play politics. it's about doing right by the american people. >> i think if people would get in the room and leave their ego behind, and not be so skewed towards the party but be so sensitive to the lens of the american people, we will have an agreement. >> poppy harlow is joining us with more. we've been talking about how this will affect us. schultz says this goes way beyond our boarders. >> it's global. something that stuck with me talking to him about this, the people who need a deal most will be hurt t
the foj kus is on washington as fiscal cliff negotiations continue. we will also get an update on the health of the labor market when the weekly jobless claims report comes out later this month. >>> by now you all know the siren logo. >> many of you will grab a cup of coffee this morning. starbucks ceo has sobering advice to offer on the looming fiscal cliff, that the consequences will be far worse than last year's debt ceiling fight when the u.s. credit rating was downgraded for...
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cliff debate has been playing out in washington. >> the fiscal cliff, yes, it is still looming if you're out there wondering. >> i think we could be taken to the brink again. >> the market is responding to the pending fiscal cliff. >> business has stopped investing. business has stopped spending. business has stopped hiring. >> nobody knows what's going to happen. there's outlandish guesses on both sides. >> it wouldn't surprise me if we go past january 1. >> you can't tax your way out of this. you can't cut spending your way out of this. you can't grow your way out of this. >> another two million people will lose their job. unemployment will go to over 9%. why would we do that? >> president obama is meeting with high-profile chief executive officers today. >> we don't legislate, but we know a lot about what the consequences are of the failure to reach an agreement. >> we're just here to support doing the right thing. putting america back to work. >> we've got to make sure that taxes don't go up on middle-class families. our economy remains strong. that we're creating jobs. >> the time f
cliff debate has been playing out in washington. >> the fiscal cliff, yes, it is still looming if you're out there wondering. >> i think we could be taken to the brink again. >> the market is responding to the pending fiscal cliff. >> business has stopped investing. business has stopped spending. business has stopped hiring. >> nobody knows what's going to happen. there's outlandish guesses on both sides. >> it wouldn't surprise me if we go past january 1....
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then again, it could look like fiscal cliff part two. washington is washington, after all. telemundo jose diaz bullart lends his intelligence and wit to an increasingy horny topic. jose, it's wonderful to see you, as always. >> thank you, alex. what a pleasure. pleasure to see you. you know, it's interesting, alex. the folks that love -- i'm sorry. go ahead. >> oh, i was just going to say there has been this sense that everyone was going to settle under a rainbow and sit at the pot of gold and come up with comprehensive immigration reform, but now we are starting to see some fractures, some discussion that certain elements of the republican party are not going to be okay with a comprehensive immigration reform package. where do you stand on this? do you think that -- >> it's interesting. do think the process helped the gop among latino voters? >> no. no. it's interesting, alex, because the same people that love a tax amnesty hate apparently citizenship possibilities for 11 million people that have been here for many years. many of them have children and grandchildren born i
then again, it could look like fiscal cliff part two. washington is washington, after all. telemundo jose diaz bullart lends his intelligence and wit to an increasingy horny topic. jose, it's wonderful to see you, as always. >> thank you, alex. what a pleasure. pleasure to see you. you know, it's interesting, alex. the folks that love -- i'm sorry. go ahead. >> oh, i was just going to say there has been this sense that everyone was going to settle under a rainbow and sit at the pot...
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now a lot of this pessimism has to do with the fear of falling off, know what, the fiscal cliff. if washington does a deal, small businesses may feel brightner the next survey. but for now the uncertainty means owners, who are the biggest drivers in employment, are less likely to hire more workers or invest in growth. one in five said they will cut their workforce the next twelve months. that's the highest since the survey began ten years ago. one in three predict they will slash capital spending the next year too. here is how gallop summed it up. survey suggests the u.s. economy is extremely fragile and possibly susceptible to another recession. we will take a look at what exactly the fiscal cliff means to small business owners and what they can do to prevent any damage. they could be among the hardest hit if we don't get a deal. shannon, back to you. >> so many consequences. all right. thank you, brenda. we asked, you answered. up next, your time to chime in on today's twitter question. and a must-see kicker video you do not want to miss. try running four.ning a restaurant is h
now a lot of this pessimism has to do with the fear of falling off, know what, the fiscal cliff. if washington does a deal, small businesses may feel brightner the next survey. but for now the uncertainty means owners, who are the biggest drivers in employment, are less likely to hire more workers or invest in growth. one in five said they will cut their workforce the next twelve months. that's the highest since the survey began ten years ago. one in three predict they will slash capital...
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told chris matthews about his vision for averting the fiscal cliff. take a listen. >> there's no question we can have the rich pay more, but that won't solve our problem. >> i agree. >> and with that comes negatives. the real problem is is you've got an entitlement system that's out of whack, and the demographics are exaggerating that. and you've had discretionary spending increases, you know, the budget of this country this year is twice what it was 11 years ago. and a good portion of that is discretionary. some of it, $100 billion a year is the war, but the rest of the government has grown. so we have to do both. and we have to make sure that whatever we do does not hurt us but gets us on the way to recovery. >> be sure to watch "hardball" with chris matthews weekdays at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern only on msnbc, the place for politics. in >>> authorities in cairo are bracing for more protests as outrage grows as morsi's decision to grant himself sweeping new powers. nbc's ayman moyheldin joins us with the latest. ayman, good morning to you. >> reporter:
told chris matthews about his vision for averting the fiscal cliff. take a listen. >> there's no question we can have the rich pay more, but that won't solve our problem. >> i agree. >> and with that comes negatives. the real problem is is you've got an entitlement system that's out of whack, and the demographics are exaggerating that. and you've had discretionary spending increases, you know, the budget of this country this year is twice what it was 11 years ago. and a good...
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the fiscal cliff it appears the average american is looking to spend. the holiday shopping season got started in record fashion thanksgiving night and the spending spree lasted through the weekend. according to the retail research firm big insider, a record of 247 million shoppers visited stores or websites over the four-day weekend, an increase of more than 9%. and they spent more than they ever have before, an estimated $59.1 billion. retailers hope the shopping frenzy continues today, cyber monday. cbs morning watch's ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. americans' holiday shopping habits have a ripple effect on the global economy. this morning, asian markets were mostly up on the news of record retail numbers. and wall street investors like the sight of packed stores during an abbreviated session on black friday. the dow added 172 points to once again move past the 13,000 mark. the question now is whether the shopping surge continues online today. an estimated 129 million shoppers are e
the fiscal cliff it appears the average american is looking to spend. the holiday shopping season got started in record fashion thanksgiving night and the spending spree lasted through the weekend. according to the retail research firm big insider, a record of 247 million shoppers visited stores or websites over the four-day weekend, an increase of more than 9%. and they spent more than they ever have before, an estimated $59.1 billion. retailers hope the shopping frenzy continues today, cyber...
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they're urging washington to avoid the fiscal cliff. cvs caremark is essentially saying, look, our customers are hard working american families, they make decisions on the budget. they've been faced with, basically, persistent high unemployment, fragile economic growth, and they want to know that d.c. is working on their behalf. so and that was also the same sentiment that you heard out of walgreens. walgreens also saying, basically, the health of the u.s. economy, the recovery and american families depends on a consensus agreement in washington, d.c. to avoid the fiscal cliff, and walgreens went on to say that we need fiscal clarity as a business in order to invest in the u.s. economy to create jobs and economic prosperity. so three companies stepping forward now joining other ceos urging a bipartisan consensus on the fiscal cliff deal. we haven't heard from cvs caremark and wall green's. we've heard from walmart, but not these two in the past. arthel: well, and they're both saying this is about our customers, not necessarily about us
they're urging washington to avoid the fiscal cliff. cvs caremark is essentially saying, look, our customers are hard working american families, they make decisions on the budget. they've been faced with, basically, persistent high unemployment, fragile economic growth, and they want to know that d.c. is working on their behalf. so and that was also the same sentiment that you heard out of walgreens. walgreens also saying, basically, the health of the u.s. economy, the recovery and american...
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head over that fiscal cliff. before we get back to the clinton story, i want to check in now with liza, she's standing by watching all the negotiations going on. where are we, are we closer to any sort of resolution, lisa? >> reporter: i hate to say it, don, but we don't know. let me give you a summary, because i know we have other breaking news about secretary clinton. point number one, negotiations right now are back to the point where it's between, essentially, two men. direct talks right now are between senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and vice president joe biden. biden is known for contacts in the senate and is called the senate whisperer, known as getting things through the senate when nobody else can. those are the two men in contact tonight trying to forge a deal. here's point number two, there was one battle today that democrats won, it was over something called the change cpa. it's basically a different way of calculating the cost of living. republicans wanted to use it in this deal, democrats
head over that fiscal cliff. before we get back to the clinton story, i want to check in now with liza, she's standing by watching all the negotiations going on. where are we, are we closer to any sort of resolution, lisa? >> reporter: i hate to say it, don, but we don't know. let me give you a summary, because i know we have other breaking news about secretary clinton. point number one, negotiations right now are back to the point where it's between, essentially, two men. direct talks...
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are solid, despite the fiscal cliff concerns coming out of washington. she says stocks could get hit in the early part of the area if we go over the fiscal cliff, but the fundamentals of the economy are still good. >>> all right. apple stock dropped more than 6% yesterday. shares were down about half a percent in pre-market trading this morning. no concrete news pushing them down, but today there's another hearing in the patent case with samsung in california. and a tech research report generatored a lot of buzz that apple's tablet competitors could eat into its market share. >> interesting. >> thanks, christine. >>> well, the good news is, let's do the fiscal cliff and the good news. and it's not very much. but at least the two sides are talking, by phone. not face to face. house speaker john boehner and the president are hoping to break the fiscal cliff ice. now we're just mixing metaphors, left and right. speaking on the phone, 26 days left, of course, until we tumble over the cliff or slide down the slope or fall off the precipice or however you want
are solid, despite the fiscal cliff concerns coming out of washington. she says stocks could get hit in the early part of the area if we go over the fiscal cliff, but the fundamentals of the economy are still good. >>> all right. apple stock dropped more than 6% yesterday. shares were down about half a percent in pre-market trading this morning. no concrete news pushing them down, but today there's another hearing in the patent case with samsung in california. and a tech research...
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should the president be on the road or back in washington hammering out a fiscal cliff compromise? tweet me @thomasaroberts or on facebook. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy as... -[ man ] 1... -[ woman ] 2... [ woman ] 3. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. an intense burning sensation i woke up with this horrible rash on my right side. like somebody had set it on fire. and the doctor said, cindie, you have shingles. he said, you had chickenpox when you were a
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a week after that, if nothing gets done here in washington, we all go over the fiscal cliff. what does that mean for shoppers and investors in the final days of 2012? we turn to matthew shay, president and c.e.o. of the national retail federation and from newton, massachusetts, john sweeney, executive vice president of fidelity investments. mr. shay, what can you tell us about holiday shopping this long thanksgiving holiday weekend? are people buying? >> it looks like people are buying. the data looks like we had a very business, successful weekend. we know a number of retailers opened earlier, open on thanksgiving, and retailers have been piloting that the last three years. 24% of shoppers were out on thanksgiving by midnight. the numbers will show we did better. we're predicting a 4% increase over sales. last year we did 5.5% actual. i'm not sure we'll hit that but the 4% forecast was preelection. we're very bullish. we had a very good weekend. >> chris: christmas shopping for the season was up 5.6% last year. do you think you're going to have that strong a christmas shoppi
a week after that, if nothing gets done here in washington, we all go over the fiscal cliff. what does that mean for shoppers and investors in the final days of 2012? we turn to matthew shay, president and c.e.o. of the national retail federation and from newton, massachusetts, john sweeney, executive vice president of fidelity investments. mr. shay, what can you tell us about holiday shopping this long thanksgiving holiday weekend? are people buying? >> it looks like people are buying....
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fiscal cliff. no talks this week in washington with congress on a recess and the president traveling and the conflicts in the middle east fueling volatility. oil prices up three quarters a percent in electronic trading. and it is looking more likely that hostess will shut down after mediation talks with union workers that failed yesterday. there's a bankruptcy hearing scheduled for later today. we'll find out the fate of hostess. 18,000 people and their jobs are at risk if the company liquidates and hostess could sell their recipes to pay off their creditors. if the company is liquidated, it looks very likely it would close 33 bakeries, 565 distribution centers and 55-00 delivery routes and 570 bakery outlet stores in the u.s. and what does it take to be in the top 1%? what do you make to be a 1% one percenter? the average one percenter earns 1.12 million dollars a year. >> it's at the heart of the fight of the taxes and all that. >> the one percenters. >>> they are pilots who never leave the groun
fiscal cliff. no talks this week in washington with congress on a recess and the president traveling and the conflicts in the middle east fueling volatility. oil prices up three quarters a percent in electronic trading. and it is looking more likely that hostess will shut down after mediation talks with union workers that failed yesterday. there's a bankruptcy hearing scheduled for later today. we'll find out the fate of hostess. 18,000 people and their jobs are at risk if the company...
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as washington returns to work and faces the economic and market rattling ravages of the fiscal cliff, some congressional republicans are shedding their anti-tax orthodoxy. >> i am willing to generate revenue. it's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table, below his tofk averages. i will not raise rates to do it. cap reductions. you can raise $1 trillion in revenue. >> reporter: there are even cracks among house speaker john boehner's tax-resistant republicans. >> i don't want to prejudge any of this. the bottom line, we can't have a sequestration, we have to show the world we're adults. the election is over. >> reporter: and president obama won. vowing to raise taxes on the wealthy. another republican saxby chambliss of georgia, in a recent interview, says he's no longer bound by a pledge not to raise taxes. >> the pledge i signed 20 years ago was valid then. it's valid now but times have changed significantly, and i care more about this country than i do about a 20-year-old pledge. >> reporter: but raising taxes is only one-half of a deficit deal. republicans want democrats t
as washington returns to work and faces the economic and market rattling ravages of the fiscal cliff, some congressional republicans are shedding their anti-tax orthodoxy. >> i am willing to generate revenue. it's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table, below his tofk averages. i will not raise rates to do it. cap reductions. you can raise $1 trillion in revenue. >> reporter: there are even cracks among house speaker john boehner's tax-resistant republicans. >> i...
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there's a lot of concerns pertaining to washington and the fiscal cliff. we're watching any headline that comes out of washington because it can be a market moving event like last week when reid and boehner spoke. that jerks the market around one way or another. december is the best on wall street, the best of the 12 for s&p, but now it's lower one-third of 1%. that's the latest. phil, how is the cme? >> tell you what, the oil prices are really unmoved on the story out of egypt. traders watching that very, very carefully, but, today, the markets seem to be done on concerns about the swelling economy and the fiscal cliff, but this comes on a day when oil production in the united states hit another milestone. oil production last month hit the highest level since 1998, another step towards energy independence in the country, and another reason why oil prices are under pressure. the spread between the u.s. and europe, we're making a lot of progress on the oil production front, but across theeboard, we are seeing products really getting hit. oil, a feature toda
there's a lot of concerns pertaining to washington and the fiscal cliff. we're watching any headline that comes out of washington because it can be a market moving event like last week when reid and boehner spoke. that jerks the market around one way or another. december is the best on wall street, the best of the 12 for s&p, but now it's lower one-third of 1%. that's the latest. phil, how is the cme? >> tell you what, the oil prices are really unmoved on the story out of egypt....
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states is closer to the fiscal cliff with congress and the president still struggling to find common ground. and see where it dives deep into conflict with take a look at the key developments in this civil war over the last year and ask is a record later. a growing number of wealthy britons plan to wave goodbye to the u.k. over the next two years and move their lives and money elsewhere more than a fifth of the country's millionaires are considering emigrating according to a recent survey by lloyds t.s.b. international bank or his point of order explains now what exactly is making the reach part of the luxury luggage. blame the dismal weather that's reportedly the overwhelming reason for why one in five british million as a considering upping sticks and leaving the country now those reasons a followed closely by the high rate of crime in the u.k. and antisocial behavior and then another reason why they might want to leave is the high cost of living here in the u.k. and only in fourth place to my why they might might want to leave is the high rate of personal taxation now where are th
states is closer to the fiscal cliff with congress and the president still struggling to find common ground. and see where it dives deep into conflict with take a look at the key developments in this civil war over the last year and ask is a record later. a growing number of wealthy britons plan to wave goodbye to the u.k. over the next two years and move their lives and money elsewhere more than a fifth of the country's millionaires are considering emigrating according to a recent survey by...
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my take is that this fiscal cliff unfortunately a crisis that will make washington work in a bipartisanship way is the kind of thing that we have to move on into immigration, education, health care in cementing it. i hope that we can because we must. >> i will tell you that boris in studio was nodding to you. boris, i do want to play the reactions to mitt romney's comments to his donors. let's listen to that. >> absolutely reject that notion, that description. i think that's absolutely wrong. that is not -- i don't think that that represents where we are as a party and where we're going as a party. >> we're in a big hole. we're not getting out of it by comments like that. when you're in a hole, stop digging. he keeps digging. >> your response to this. do you think this is analysis on an issue or is this a change in tone or tenor going forward? >> it's a necessary change in tone. there's no reason to look back to 2012 and belaying anyone for the loss. what they're going to do is take lessons from it. don't forget, still got a huge amount of the vote out there, over 50 million voters came out
my take is that this fiscal cliff unfortunately a crisis that will make washington work in a bipartisanship way is the kind of thing that we have to move on into immigration, education, health care in cementing it. i hope that we can because we must. >> i will tell you that boris in studio was nodding to you. boris, i do want to play the reactions to mitt romney's comments to his donors. let's listen to that. >> absolutely reject that notion, that description. i think that's...
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and, a week after that, if nothing gets done here in washington, we all go over the fiscal cliff. what does that mean for shoppers, and investors, in these final days of 2012? for answers, we turn to matthew shay, president and ceo of the national retail federation and from newton, massachusetts, john sweeney, executive vice president of fidelity investments. mr. shay, what can you tell us about holiday shopping this long thanksgiving holiday weekend? are people buying? >> well, it looks like people are buying. the data we have got so far looks like we had a very busy, a very successful weekend. we know a number of retailers opened earlier. the they were open on thanksgiving and retailers have been piloting that the last three years and 24% who went out on the entire weekend were out on thanksgiving by midnight and i think the numbers will show, this year we did better than that. and we are predicting about 4% increase, in sales, over last year. last year we did 5.5% actual and that was very good, and, i'm not sure he'll hit the number but when we did the 4% forecast, it was pre-e
and, a week after that, if nothing gets done here in washington, we all go over the fiscal cliff. what does that mean for shoppers, and investors, in these final days of 2012? for answers, we turn to matthew shay, president and ceo of the national retail federation and from newton, massachusetts, john sweeney, executive vice president of fidelity investments. mr. shay, what can you tell us about holiday shopping this long thanksgiving holiday weekend? are people buying? >> well, it looks...
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we could use a little of that in washington, we might get the fiscal cliff resolved. >> great point to make. tom, good to have you on the program. thanks so much. >> nice to be here. >> thomas wilson joins us, the chairman and ceo of allstate. >>> up next, high-end dreams. we'll talk high-end real estate next. >>> later, sticker shock at the hospital. we're going over the fiscal cliff. will that coupled with obamacare kicking in sent your hospital bills through the roof? i'll talk with the head of one of the biggest hospital groups in the city. stay with us. back if a moment. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- ♪ you can stay in and like something... ♪ [ car alarm deactivates ] ♪ ...or you can get out there with your family and actually like something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there whe
we could use a little of that in washington, we might get the fiscal cliff resolved. >> great point to make. tom, good to have you on the program. thanks so much. >> nice to be here. >> thomas wilson joins us, the chairman and ceo of allstate. >>> up next, high-end dreams. we'll talk high-end real estate next. >>> later, sticker shock at the hospital. we're going over the fiscal cliff. will that coupled with obamacare kicking in sent your hospital bills...
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. >>> back here at home, fiscal cliff negotiations in washington are still up in the air. most lawmakers have gone home for a long weekend break. this as timothy geithner says the obama administration is willing to go over the fiscal cliff. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with an update. good morning to you. >> reporter: let's start with geithner. he told cnbc that instead of continuing tax breaks for the wealthy, the obama administration is willing to go over this cliff which means they're willing to let your taxes go up and unemployment checks go away massive spending cuts happen if the pentagon instead of continuing the tax breaks for the wealthy. now there's been very little progress here on chiapitol hill which is why so many have gone home. we know that president obama and john boehner spoke by phone. republican sources telling us they had a conversation yesterday. we don't have a readout on what that was about. we don't know that if any meetings have been scheduled. but any small sign of progress is welcome here on capitol hill. now with so many law
. >>> back here at home, fiscal cliff negotiations in washington are still up in the air. most lawmakers have gone home for a long weekend break. this as timothy geithner says the obama administration is willing to go over the fiscal cliff. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with an update. good morning to you. >> reporter: let's start with geithner. he told cnbc that instead of continuing tax breaks for the wealthy, the obama administration is willing to go over...
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the president's fiscal cliff campaign. live pictures of the white house are president obama will meet today with 15 small business owners. the first of a series of meetings this week as the administration puts the pressure on congress to make a deal. the "washington post" reporting the talks are accelerating between president obama and top congressional leaders, including john boehner who was on the phone with the president over the weekend. the white house's pr campaign is being buoyed along by warren buffett who is voicing support for tax hikes for americans just like him. >> i think it would have a great effect in terms of the morale of the middle class who have seen themselves paying high payroll taxes, income taxes and then watched guys like me end up paying a rate that's below that, you know, paid by the people in my office. >> joining me now is wisconsin's republican senator ron johnson. senator, it's great to have you with us this morning. and as we talk about what's taking place in washington, d.c. right now, the
the president's fiscal cliff campaign. live pictures of the white house are president obama will meet today with 15 small business owners. the first of a series of meetings this week as the administration puts the pressure on congress to make a deal. the "washington post" reporting the talks are accelerating between president obama and top congressional leaders, including john boehner who was on the phone with the president over the weekend. the white house's pr campaign is being...
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has made a counteroffer to the white house on the fiscal cliff and the endless conversation continues today with president obama giving his first post-election one on one interview here's a snippet i think the issue right away and when will the two of you sit down and around the you know i don't think that the issue right now as you do is sitting in a room. there was plenty of that it throughout the interview but do these twenty four seven deficit debates do you want to undermine perceptions of america and the dollars position in the international monetary system then they do to address the nation's growing debt will discuss uncle sam's exorbitant privilege despite the budget woes and assess the competitive currency landscape plus the dollar fell against other currencies to a six week low this morning according to reuters which cited concerns over a fiscal cliff deal but what does the so-called dollar index really gauge when it comes to the greenback true value will break it down and word of the day and paying people to track the comings and goings of private corporate jets in the big
has made a counteroffer to the white house on the fiscal cliff and the endless conversation continues today with president obama giving his first post-election one on one interview here's a snippet i think the issue right away and when will the two of you sit down and around the you know i don't think that the issue right now as you do is sitting in a room. there was plenty of that it throughout the interview but do these twenty four seven deficit debates do you want to undermine perceptions of...